Connor Elias Way is a composer whose work explores the tactile, sensuous presence of sound.
Connor Elias Way's music has been performed by groups such as the Minnesota Orchestra, Alarm Will Sound, JACK Quartet, Aizuri Quartet, Contemporaneous, So Percussion, Arx Duo, Bergamot Quartet, and the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, among others. Recent projects include a new work for multitracked violins written for Austin Wulliman which awaits a debut recording in 2025 on Sello Pasmoso Records, and a song cycle for the Irish singer Iarla Ó Lionáird and harpist Parker Ramsey which premiered in Dublin at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in 2024 thanks to a commission from the Arts Council of Ireland.
He holds a B.M. from Georgia State University (summa cum laude), an M.M. From the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, and an MFA from Princeton University.